that the war in syria will be over soon. he made the statement in a visit to refugee camps on the border. >> as fighting escalates in syria once more, turkey's prime minister predicts an imminent collapse of the regime. turkey is worried -- wary -- wearing -- weary too of violence spilling over and a growing tide of refugees if the conflict drags on. diplomatic activity attempts to wreakt -- break the stalemate and find a peaceful way out international envoy brahimi says a deal brokered by russia and the u.s. may be the only chance to prevent a sectarian war in syria. >> the situation in syria is very bad. very, very bad and the differences are increasingth >> but most syrians remain skeptical of brahimi's initiative. they say assad and those loyal to him should be discarded from any future deal. army troops have intensefied air strikes across the country. here in the eastern province, fighter jets bombed rebel strongholds. the military is stepping up its campaign to stop the rebels from advancing. there was been mass destruction on the eastern out skirts of damascus where the reb

>> an end in sight? the turkish prime ministers as the conflict in syria could be over soon. the tribal policemen in pakistan and fights for his life after 21 of his colleagues are adapted and killed by the telegram -- taliban. the sectarian and divide. there continue to protest against the shia-led government. but the armored is of the moment there russian airliner crash lands on a road near a moscow airport. the turkish prime minister says the current glut in syria could be coming to an end very soon. -- says the conflict in syria to be coming to an end. these pictures appear to show fighters in an eastern damascus suburb. hashim, the turkish prime minister says the bloody conflict soon be over. why is he saying that? >> they have been saying about for the last few months. he said a dictator cannot stay in power by killing his own people. the news behind his statement is that there is a new syrian administration coming in very soon. maybe he is referring to the plans to establish an interim government when the conditions on the ground are there. they have a major concern. they

camps which killed more than 25 people. that does not mean we are against syria. we asked the government in syria, we asked the presidents al-assad in syria to explain this attack. >> hundreds fled their homes. some have found refuge in areas of the camp unaffected by the fighting but many others have left the town altogether. the world health organization said the main hospital has up to 100 people every day that have been injured and it is running short of medicine and other supplies. the most common injuries are gunshot wounds and injuries from -- the battle for the syrian capital has entered its second month. they maintained a firm grip on their power base in the center of the city. the rebels were able to advance. the fighting is not likely to end anytime soon. >> a gunman in pakistan have killed six women who were working to vaccinate children against polio. >> their job was to help stop the spread of a devastating disease, and they were killed for doing it. on tuesday, gunmen shot to death six pakistani women who were working on a government- backed polio vaccination ca

of repercussions for what is happening in syria, that violence may spill over into iraq. the prime minister was making reference to the turkish prime minister as well as the free syrian army. i sense there is some genuine fear among the iraqi officials, including the prime minister. finally, i think also there is some element of trying to divert attention by making such remarks. >> thank you very much for that. now to the package of spending cuts and tax increases that are supposed to boost the economy. not everyone agrees. politicians are bickering over the details. there is just no consensus. with the deadline looming, they are supposed to have it sorted by january 1. we report from washington. >> sundown on capitol hill in washington d.c. -- washington, d.c., and senate majority leader comes to the microphones to send everyone home until early monday morning, no deal imminent. the mother is still significant difference, but negotiations->> -- >> there is still significant difference, but negotiations continue. >> republicans sought late-day changes to social security in return f

yemen, born in denver. >> in other news from syria, reports have emerged that the young syrian filmmaker was killed on monday in the city of hams. he appeared on the show in december. at the time be as that we only use his first bid for security reasons. >> what i saw in the last week, it is starting to turn into almost a civil war. they are enforcing the locals to form an armed resistance to the regime forces. >> for more we go to charles glass, award winning broadcaster. he returned from syria last month. >> these massacres are a clear indication of how urgent it is to find -- to force both sides in the conflict, the opposition and regime, to negotiate a settlement, which would ultimately mean a change in regime, but certainly a transition period in an absence of that, you have the russian army government, the saudis, the guitarist, the that states, turkey, farming the opposition, which will only inflame the civil war. more massacres will then take place. >> we continue with our look back at 2012. to get a copy of today's show, go to our website, democracynow.org. >> "at last

. the two leaders have often been at loggerheads over the fighting in syria. russia is one of damascus' key allies and turkey is one of its most vocal critics. >> just before the talk, shells landed in a syrian border town. in germany, chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats have begun meeting in hanover for a party conference looking ahead to next year's elections. >> merkel's party has been grappling with consensus -- contentious issues, including whether to give same-sex part ners the same privileges which married couples enjoy. and to reelect chancellor kohl as the next party chairman -- chancellor merkel as the party chair. what is in store for this congress? >> something like a coronation. angela merkel is expected to be announced as the candidate, with the -- with something like you expect to see in the chinese congress. she is expected to receive 90% backing or more. she remains germany's most popular politician. there are no rivals insight within the party. she is the undisputed leader of the cdu. you might even say she is the cdu's main message that begins --

again. >> rebels on the advanced again. syria's capital shaken by blasts. a senior russian minister admits the assad regime is losing control. >> why one of the world's most famous museums is branching out. >> europe says one watchdog is enough to keep its biggest banks from ever collapsing and threatening the euro again. >> the european union leaders held an agreement that would tend banking supervision away from national governments and park -- would take banking supervision away from national governments. >> if the bank -- does need a bailout, all of europe will help foot the bill. >> the deal came after a prolonged deadlock over the details of the proposal. the german chancellor was full of praise for the outcome. but it's a good sign that the finance ministers agreed on a banking supervisor. it is a big step towards greater confidence and trust in the eurozone. >> countries like france and italy have pat -- have pushed for a speedy resolution. banking supervision paves the way for a direct supervision -- direct injection into ailing banks. >> it is no longer the sole responsibi

reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens shouldn't be allowed to leave syria alive. britain says it is evidence of russia's involvement in the death of former spy alexander litvinenko after sixty years of failing to provide any tangible proof. than debt ridden greece sketch of slain us installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see as counterproductive. also for you the u.n. atomic watchdog is resuming talks with iran we're going to look at why many a radiance consider applying nuclear energy not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. world news live from our moscow headquarters thanks for tuning in to our t.v. with me lucy catherine of the ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped by syrian rebels and is facing execution on thursday unless a fifteen million dollar ransom is paid and had been working in syria during the conflict helping international news outlets including this one r t the world's main groups defending journalists have strongly condemned to the targeting of reporters a middle east c

hours a day. russia says it doesn't rule out the possibility of a rebel victory in syria conflict admitting that the government is losing control of the country. international conference around one hundred states have pledged to boost their support for the opposition joining us. russia for ministry have to say on the balance of power. through. syria may eventually be victorious in the conflict in syria but according to. the opposition. risk. of the country's territory but there are forty percent of governmental forces patrolling to control territories remaining and that's according to the down of could lead to a very serious civil war which would last for several years with already forty thousand people dead the death toll could reach hundreds of thousands of people according to them down and this is not something that russia can accept believing that this conflict must be dealt with behind the negotiations at the negotiation table indeed some i think some might think in the west that russia may be changing its position on the syrian conflict but stressed that it's not the case be

tonight plus rebels in syria come together under one military command now this is more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention we examine that and how massive i was to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure stop building a wall settle. a low and welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. it's eleven pm here in moscow kevin oh in first egypt's opposition is calling for more protests after president morsi insisted on plowing ahead with a referendum on a new constitution which is viewed by many as discriminatory even his decision to scrap the decree which granted him almost absolute power was dismissed as a play on words area journalist protrudes in cairo she says his unexpected u. turn has failed to ease the tension. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people were really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday and today they had a meeting which was dubbed th

kidnappers in syria, but many journalists have not been so lucky. >> the civil war in syria has made it the world's most dangerous place for journalists. at least 17 reporters and 44 blockers were killed there in 2012. the japanese journalist was one of them, killed in april during a clash between government troops and protesters. -- 17 reporters and 44 bloggers. both the assad regime and the opposition have silence -- have used violence to silence reporters. total of 88 journalists were killed worldwide this year, 1/3 more than last year. the most dangerous countries were syria, followed by somalia, pakistan, mexico, and brazil. in mexico, the drug wars between the cartels and the state continue to escalate, and journalists are often caught up in the crossfire. six reporters were killed for attempting to report on the drug trade, corruption, or human rights violations. >> egyptians go to the polls on saturday in a second round of voting on a draft constitution. opposition parties have been protesting against president morsi and his muslim brotherhood. democratic say it promotes

back the position forces played in regime change in libya and the current conflict in syria. main support of beasts to reduce groups. cultivars because they use from that through to through political means. new yorker reporter in his article called our men iran reveals how members of a were trained by america's joint special operations command in a camp in nevada. this is part of an anteroom policy sanctions on iran a strong but they don't seem to work very well america started using inside agents to destabilize the country and they're using terrorism as a tool now to those question about ties between israel and iran according to america's n.b.c. network unnamed u.s. officials confirmed emmy k. was involved in the assassination of a number of iranian nuclear scientists backed by israeli intelligence service my son by israel secret service this quaint tehran is named after the terror of a two man iranian nuclear scientist killed in his own car this area known as written job is a very poor and vibrant place many people pass through here while heading to the mountains resort outside

in europe since then in any case if we look further afield with syria the european union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way which we could say that the european union as foster peace is the organization losing touch then. of course it is. it's a structure it is an interest group the european union is not a fill. it is an interest group. designed to serve the interests of europe's single and watching us political klotz and there's no other way to look at it that it is a structure of which serves the interests of the people who belong to it that is to say the european. members of the european parliament and all the other people who work for them. and it is yes as you suggest in your question radically out of touch with ordinary people and not just with the people who demonstrate the youth unemployment figures in greece and spain and other countries are truly horrifying and in the name of the european ide

kingdom of bahrain. oh you stay with us all the way very soon russia's role in solving syria and how to stop war splinters a period between moscow and washington russia's foreign minister talks exclusively to us at r.t. after this break. which is slough near enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that you're soft as a horse breeder on the island of bohol and at the heart of bike of his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and his horse is worth it sometimes it gets lonely here but horses have become part of me now i've fallen off so many times sometimes they bite as well it's part of my every day life. i hornsby and home to ignore the rats locally just laugh for centuries most still live off the land cattle and fish every evening local villagers place their nets and in the morning the catch is always good. we always have enough here. or. if by call is often called the pearl of siberia and horn is said to be the pearl of by call it's all end of fake forests. if vast staps. it's also a place of ancient traditio

journalists being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets during the syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents two months ago they threatened to kill her if a fifty million dollar ransom wasn't paid. takes up the story. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and state her free in a second which many believe was made under duress she admits to being a spy but the point needs to be made that just about everyone believes that this video was made under extreme pressure and darts the object of mists of what she was saying now reporters without borders amnesty international and a number of other nongovernmental organizations have called on the free syrian army as well as t

afghanistan think in libya in syria and i go ahead yeah let me talk a little bit about this. china sea is my backyard because one of my bases is hong kong in fact what's happening the south china sea is going to be solved in a mechanism between the association of the southeast asian countries stan countries and china the problem is the un they will love to have a collective bargaining discussion in that china wants a bilateral discussion i'm sure over the next few i wouldn't say months but perhaps over the next two years or so they will find a mechanism to discuss all the disputes it's basically about oil and gas it's always about energy so who's going to exploit water. so they're going to see his problem in the south china sea. no it's not i hope i'm right it's it's it's so odd to we we are getting from the political leadership from these southeast asian nations and also from the chinese as china doesn't want a confrontation with the south east southeast asia especially because most of these countries if not all of them their major trading partner is guess it china of course you probably al

we had much more or situation. let's move on to syria no how do you think the craft in syria may affect the situation around iran i believe this would affect more the region the us allies i believe if they continue like peace syria would go to see revolve and satirical and war. spreading to iraq so the arabia jordan lebanon and even told q. iran would be delisted to be affected by ideas spread of civilian war or war from syria. of course iran may lose one friend particularly like bashar assad at but it doesn't mean they're radical muslims they are caught they would come to paul where they would be friend of israel or america. muslim brother rude if they are in power they would be much more ideologists. the base would be islamic ideology aside the secular that's the difference what is the biggest threat for the united states in which i have believe that the biggest threat threat for the us is coming out of a spree where where salafi. taleban is i'm a lawyer they're extreme some need is radicals are. capturing the muslim countries the collapse of the us allies like mubarak been at

afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters but obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is investing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's internal politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began twenty years ago with the soviet union. well coming up the rise of opposition sentiment in events which triggered the public's mood to short break our end of year series feature the memories of those who covered russia's political landscape in twenty twelve. and america is braced to plunge off the fiscal cliff as democrats and republicans haggle over taxes. on. a sacred place rising out of the waters of the lake the lawn ministry's home to one hundred fifty orthodox monks mostly younger than thirty five and they've come from many different places and backgrounds to live in isolation here spiritual life it takes up many hours on the road to becoming a mo

reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria alive. britain says it has evidence of russia's involvement in the death of the former spy alexander litvinenko after six years of failing to provide any tangible proof. debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see as counterproductive. and as the you want to tomic watchdog resumes talks with iran and we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy as not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. good evening you're watching r t with me lucy catherine of let's get straight to our top story now where ukrainian journalist kidnapped by syrian rebels is facing execution on thursday unless a fifty million dollar ransom is paid. has been working in syria during the conflict helping international media outlets including our t.v. now the european federation of journalists has strongly condemned the targeting of reporters our middle east correspondent paula slayer is following thos

diplomatic support for their allies in syria throughout that country's civil war, but a senior russian official says syrian president assad may be losing control. the deputy foreign minister said russians must accept the fact that government forces are losing territory. he said he could not rule out the possibility that opposition fighters bhimight win the sif w. they've been calling for more talks, but u.s. president barack obama says they recognize the opposition coalition as the only legitimate representative of the people. the head of nato thinks president assad has his back to the wall. he said the government's collapse is only a question of time. >> i think the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. >> he urged syrian leaders to stop the violence, understand the situation they're in and initiate a process that would lead to realizing the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people. nato officials say they won't intervene militarily. they said it could destabilize the region. instead they will increase pressure by deploying interceptor missiles along the turkey border. aid wo

syria from the u.s., european union, and various arab countries. more than 50 opposition groups formed the coalition last month. the friends of syria say the organization is now the lawful government. should step down.bashar assad delegates did not state whether they would provide weapons to the coalition. some are concerned that those weapons could fall into the hands of radicals. a spokesperson said that they believe their allies will help arm them if the situation changes. the leaders of russia and china continue to support the assad government. delegates from those countries did not attend the meeting. >>> 20 years after the u.s. closed its last military base in the philippines, u.s. troops are out toeturn inorce. top officials from the two countries have agreed to expand the u.s. military presence in the south china sea. the goal is to serve as a counterbalance to any potential chinese ambitions in the region. u.s. assistant secretaries of state kirk campbell took part in talks with philippine officials on maritime security and cooperation. the united states is planning to send ma

reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria and live. debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see is counterproductive. and is the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran to look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. national news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. ukrainian journalist a kidnapped by syrian rebel forces forces execution thursday unless a fifty million dollars ransom is paid and. had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including our team european federation of journalists strongly condemned the targeting reporters and making outrageous demands well middle east correspondent paula slipper is following developments. the journalist and her coach never was taken hostage in october in your homes the free syrian army has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syria

ski r.t. reporting from the kingdom of bahrain. when moving on to syria now moscow claims that there is no evidence the government in damascus will use chemical weapons adding that it believes the biggest threat to the. tree could be militants getting their hands on the arsenal this comes after a video was released last week of an alleged rebel fighter threatening our side loyalists with chemical weapons we have to stress that the source of that video is confirmed meanwhile activists say forty five people were killed in syria on sunday more the battles raging in the capital damascus and aleppo rebel groups are also uniting under one military command in an effort to topple the assad regime we spoke to one political activist who says rebel militias could stage a chemical attack to discredit the government and then his opinion pave the way for military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing all the syrian

leave syria and live. britain greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many say is counterproductive. and as the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. life from moscow twenty four seven this is r.t. . but ukrainian journalist kidnapped by syrian rebels is facing execution on thursday and their captors demands for a fifty million dollar ransom are met and had been working in syria during the conflict hoping international media including r.t. european federation of journalists has strongly condemned the action as outrageous calling it a money spinning scheme middle east correspondent is following the developments. the journalist i'm happy coach never was taken hostage in october holmes the free syrian army has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syrian spy she has appeared in two you tube videos that were released earlier by the fre

reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria alive. britain says it has evidence of russia's involvement in the death of former spy alexander litvinenko after six years of a very intimate ride any tangible proof. that britain greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many say is counterproductive. and does the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy is not just a matter of the city but of national pride. its national news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. . but ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday and this fifty million dollar ransom is paid cochon of them had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including r.t. the european federation of journalists strongly condemned targeting reporters for making outrageous demands a middle east correspondent is following developments. the journalist and her coach never w

affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is investing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's internal politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began twenty years ago with the soviet union. well more world news on the way including iran the rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf iran undertakes a massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes calling. more from aarti recalled today europe's money merry go round with sort of big bailouts which cuts countries on the edge that's all ahead. egypt's president merci has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the l

at home? chris: welcome back. syria, egypt and afghanistan are just the foreign policy challenges we already know about russia out china and there which brings us to the big question this week -- will the president's second term triumphs be abroad or here at home? >> i think his second term will be defined by foreign policy and looming confrontation over iran. chris: politco has spoken. >> despite all of the domestic issues, he will have a bigger role to play on the world stage and brought into that with events whether it be syria, iran. >> leadership just changed in china for the first time in 10 years, the most important economic relationship we have in the world and he's got to make headway there to make sure they stay on their reform path so they continue to grow and the world economy will be stronger. >> i agree, it's unanimous, the big foreign policy challenges are coming at him. he can't avoid them. he's got to deal with iran, he's got to deal with syria, he's got to deal with afghanistan. chris: do we have a chance with iran? everybody worries about this -- do we have a ch

syria now moscow claims there is no evidence the government in damascus will use its massive stockpile of chemical weapons adding that it believes the biggest threat to the country is if the militants get their hands on the arsenal washington is also concerned about the weapons laying down a red line threatening repercussions if they're used by either side the u.s. is worried the militias could get a hold of the sarin nerve agent given recent advances on the battlefield meanwhile rebel groups are united uniting under one military command in the latest western support of effort to topple the assad regime we spoke to one political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack to discredit the government i don't his opinion paves the way for dietary intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian on the opposition all of the ongoing position in syria as terrorist organizations t

international peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated that dialogue is the only means to resolve the conflict he's also stated on numerous occasions that although russia condemns methods the syrian army is using in the war it will take no part in regime change in his his response to the leader of syria's king rebel group he demanded moscow apologizes for what he described as support for play. produced rules but i understand that mr hood tb is probably not very experienced in politics but he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to or position forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think about the roman ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think that russia could play a role in the country's tragedy they should meet our representatives with their preconditions official notice i also managed to speak exclusively with the foreign minister more official thoughts and

. sandra: russia says all hope is likely loss for the assad regime in syria warning its collapse is near, almost imminent. now with the power vacuum suck middle east energy security into the chaos? we'll get answers next. >>> plus didn't think the government could throw money away into the wind and out to sea at the same time? oh, how wrong you are. details on a big new venture backed, by yes, your tax dollars. more "money" come being up ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it iso ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now through december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. sandra: is the syrian uprising taking a momentous turn? last threads of suppor

of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday they're being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an attending citizen another hostage a ukrainian gentleness for maine's a militant hands with a deadline passing on a fifteen million dollar price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for the u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crises come as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels and locked in battles with palestinian militias who support the syrian government and some observers blame the violence on foreign meddling terrorist groups rely on kidnappings for financing so does true a park in latin america that it's true the. terrorist groups so that in many other . they are have tension but financing as always they are terrorists or insurgents the goal of the enemy is that syria's been divided into many pieces so you won't have a syrian anymore you have there is where you have a kurdish. fortune and you don't have other sections and you don't have all these sort of opposition members fighting agains

russians are kidnapped in syria on monday being held for ransom by suspected rebels also sees an italian citizen when other hostage a ukrainian journalist remains on militant hence the deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel has a scape talked to several days in captivity it comes as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels are locked in battles are honest in the vicious who support the syrian government so observers a plenty of audience on foreign meddling. terrorist groups your library and kidnappings for financing so those troops park in latin america that's true. terrorist groups so that in many other places. they already have world tension announcing as always and there are stories that are urging the goal of the the enemies of syria are going to divide it into what many little pieces so you want nobody seriously mario and. there is where you have a kurdish. forces and you have other sections and then you'll have all these sort of opposition members fighting against each

raging in neighboring neighboring syria and that's been a tremendous event of course throughout two thousand and twelve. again our team of course covered that as you'll know if you've watched over the last twelve months let's see what they had to say about it. it became very apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next type of a pro-democracy movement on a revolution or civil war was not what was happening in syria when you see some politicians there and the media focusing just. cracking down on people you think but what about the other guy on top of the politics and diplomacy the facts that are simply too important to ignore. i remember i was a training session of the syrian football team and the coach was very angry with how his players were practice and he was shouting he was swearing from time to time and then i move my head like it is just like this and i saw two helicopters flying at very low altitude and firing we were at each other's hotel restaurant and close to us there was a group or rich syrians playing cards from smoking and living life

free broadcast media for your media project free media. dot com. syria's key rebel coalition. group which openly admitted to terror attacks in the past. the country. breeds a sigh of relief as greece scrapes through with its. watchdog talks with iran to examine. how secret nuclear. to practice is if. you're watching kerry johnston at least sixteen people have reportedly been killed and many more injured including children in a bomb explosion in the syrian capital of damascus this follows several blasts outside the interior ministry building in damascus on wednesday it's not yet clear who was behind the bombings. and admitted it was responsible for similar attacks in the past washington has denounced the most terrorists something the key rebel coalition in syria has condemned what is going to experience. it's clear that washington is trying to distance itself from extremists in syria they have designated the front a terrorist organization it's thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict washington's decision to call them terrorists